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Graduate nanofabrication research yields commercial opportunity

Characterizing nanostructures using atomic force microscopy (AFM) presented a commercial opportunity

for University of Waterloo graduate student Babak Shokouhi. He and his team developed a novel process

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering sadly reports that retired Professor Mohamed Kamel died December 4. "He will be sorely missed by his current and former students, colleagues at the University and from around the world and by the research community at large. The passing of Dr. Kamel is a major loss to all those who have known him and to the scientific community at large."

Waterloo engineer who founded web-based grocery delivery service is named one of America’s richest entrepreneurs under 40

Apoorva Mehta, an alumnus of the University of Waterloo’s electrical engineering program, has been named to the annual Forbes Top 40 Under 40 list. The list highlights America’s richest entrepreneurs under 40.

Challenging the status quo

Lan Wei - Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Impact

ECE Professor Liang-Liang Xie has been named newly elevated IEEE Fellow for his contributions to fundamental limits of feedback control systems and wireless networks.

Frank Baylis, a Waterloo electrical engineering alumnus,  is the new Liberal MP in the western-Montreal Pierrefonds-Dollard riding, winning the seat from NDP incumbent Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe.

Baylis, right, the president of Baylis Medical, was the recipient of the Faculty of

Zhou Wang wins Emmy for developing technology that assesses video and image quality - affecting millions of viewers everyday

The University of Waterloo will award 24 outstanding female students a total of $288,000 over the next four years as part of a new scholarship supporting ongoing efforts to achieve comprehensive, long-term and sustainable gender equality.

This year’s recipients of the University of Waterloo HeForShe IMPACT Scholarships included Computer Engineering's Jenny Ma.  Click here for the full story.

Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Manoj Sachdev has been named fellow by the Engineering Institute of Canada. Dr. Sachdev received the prestigious recognition at the institute’s annual awards banquet on May 26.